AC Milan will hope to pile on more pressure on Serie A leaders Napoli when they visit Parma this weekend.
Milan surged back to form and closed the gap with league leaders Napoli to a point after edging past rivals Roma in their last match. Rafael Leao assisted Strahinja Pavlovic just before the break to open the scoring, and Mike Maignan stood as the hero of the day for the Rossoneri after saving a Paulo Dybala penalty.
Massimiliano Allegri has targeted a top-four finish this season, but Milan fans
are gunning to see their team challenging for the Scudetto. The club is on a ten-game unbeaten ru,n and a victory in their upcoming match might improve their league position or clinch them the top spot for now.
Three points are must for Milan ahead of the international break as they await a fiery Derby della Madonnina versus neighbourhood rivals Inter Milan just after it.
Meanwhile, Parma enter this match with just one win on the record this season. They claimed all three points against Torino in late September and since then have been part of two draws and three defeats, including a 3-1 loss to Bologna at the Tardini last matchday.
Carlos Cuesta’s debut season in a senior managerial role remains to go according to plan as his team currently sit 16th in the league standings with a point clear of the relegation zone.
Parma have found it hard to score goals this campaign as their five goals till now are the lowest amongst clubs in Europe’s top five leagues. They are the outright underdogs in the game against Milan and even snatching a point would be massive for them.
Team News
Allegri has confirmed the return of American star Christian Pulisic in the squad. He could start alongside Leao, who grabbed an assist in his last outing.
Striker Santiago Gimenez is injured. Fikayo Tomori has recovered from his knee issue and Adrien Rabiot is still out.
As for Parma, they will miss Alessandro Circati and Nahuel Estevez due to their respective injuries. Emanuele Valeri, Matija Frigan, Gaetano Oristanio are still on the treatment table.
Predicted XIs
Parma (4-3-1-2): Suzuki; Delprato, Valenti, Ndiaye, Britschgi; Hernani, Keita, Sorensen; Bernabe; Pellegrino, Cutrone.
AC Milan (3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, Gabbia, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Fofana, Modric, Ricci, Bartesaghi; Pulisic, Leao
